I thought Iron Man 3 could've been better. The whole middle part of the movie where he goes to Tenn. to solve the mystery of the Mandarin and the terrorist attacks is pointless-the audience knows and we have to follow Tony around for 45 minutes or so as he connects the dots. The Mandarin was really cool though. Gwenith Paltrow got to kick some ass. I liked the general gibe of the movie- most 3rd movies keep the plot rolling and hit you with action scenes one after another. With this movie, there's a mystery element along with your standard superhero journey of self-discovery, mixed with humor. It's better than IM2, behind the original IM, and definitely not better than Avengers.